Lucky with the weather this week. While home in Switzerland was buffeted by the wind and rain – occasionally the thunder, lightning and hail too – the Beaujolais Alps were a much nicer place to be; sometimes sunny, hardly rainy or windy – I was lucky with the weather. My thanks, of-course, to the winemakers that hosted me. That’s two weeks down, one more to go – so you can guess where I’ll be next week again 😉

Plus a few pics from out-and-about during the week:

Well, it’s Feb.14…

It must be warm out…

Fleurie

Lucky(?) black cat

Disappearing off into the horizon…

Let me in!

Graphic overload!

mmm…

Job done…

Chiroubles

St.Amour – once more

TROUBLE – watch out cat!

#beaujolais

A mix of cold and warm, sun and rain – a great start to my campaign. My thanks to the proprietors/winemakers for my first 20+ visits to taste 2018s – for the February Report.
Now a short weekend of recovery back home!

Or looked at another way, week 3 of 3 in Chablis!

of-course, and once more, my thanks to all the vigneron(ne)s of Chablis for their time – 64 domaines in the bag plus one blind tasting for January’s report. But first the small matter of publishing next week my December Report – ‘Les Grands Maisons‘ – plenty of highs and a major low in that one.

As for this week – lovely – also for the vineyard owners; blue sky, sunshine and about -4°C every morning. It’s a shame that I have only portrait pictures! Anyway, I’m now looking forward to something a little redder to open this weekend!

A few views from this week:

Shimmering

Côte de Bouguerots

Côte de Bouguerots (B&W)

Béru

Béru

Béru

‘Guarding’ Monsieur Poulpe

Les Clos sunset

Les Clos sunset

Blind….

Half blind (yum)

Almost goodbye – Au Fil du Zinc

My thanks to all the vigneron(ne)s in Chablis – my second week, and another 22 domaines in the bag for January’s report.

A week with either cloud or rain – just a few hours of blue sky, but usually during visits – so not a productive week for the camera – outside of producer portraits of course!

My thanks to all the vigneron(ne)s in Chablis that had the time to see me this week.

21 domaines visited, 45 more to go – the January report is already shaping up to be a great one! Wishing you all a great weekend!

Yes – it’s already week 49!
Above, the people who said ‘yes’ to a visit by me this week! And this week, no surprise, some great wines!
I’m starting to wind down now, just another ~8 visits next week, followed by a smoking keyboard – actually the keyboard doesn’t get that hot as my typing seems to get less and less accurate each year!
Cheers!